William Shakespeare for kids

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William Shakespeare for kids

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In this lesson, learners will be introduced to the life of William Shakespeare and some of his achievements through a short animated video.

Author:

Rachael Ro

If learners do stage 2, they will develop their understanding of his legacy and discuss answers to a quiz in pairs and groups. If learners do stage 3, they will develop their speaking and prediction skills as well as their knowledge of life in England 400 years ago.

The optional projects in stages 2 and 3 will allow them to develop their research and collaborative working skills by finding out about a famous playwright or author from their country, or about life in their country 400 years ago.

Aims

Learners will develop strategies for watching and understanding a short video about the life of William Shakespeare (stage 1).

Learners will develop their understanding of Shakespeare’s legacy by completing a quiz, and (optional) research a famous playwright or author from their country (stage 2).

Learners will develop their knowledge of life in England 400 years ago during Shakespeare’s time and (optional) in their own country through completing research (stage 3).

Age

Older primary (9–11 years)

Time

1 x 45-minute lesson (you can choose to do stage 2 or stage 3 or both)or3 x 15-minute segments (longer if you choose to do the optional projects in stage 2 or stage 3)

Comments

I would like to ask for some lesson plans of teaching english song for kids. My younger leaners like to study english through song and I like to teach them by English songs too. I really thank for your advice and material resources.

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